Heighten concern over 🇷🇺 dark activities; “This includes sabotage, acts of violence, cyber and electronic interference, disinformation campaigns, and other hybrid operations.” nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…

No red lines, but certainly strategic ambiguity. That seems to be the ⁦Emmanuel Macron⁩ line on our help to 🇺🇦 to defeat the aggression. Right so. lemonde.fr/en/france/arti…

For the first time in a quarter of a century Gazprom is losing money. For decades this was the huge cash cow of the 🇷🇺 state. No longer. kommersant.ru/doc/6680326

It’s somewhat of an understatement that the present direction of the 🇬🇪 government will present “serious obstacles” to 🇪🇺 integration, I would say that the two are incompatible. civil.ge/archives/603620

In the ongoing debate about 🇷🇺🇺🇦 talks in April 2022 it’s claimed by some that 🇷🇺 agreed to 🇺🇦🇪🇺 membership. That sounds strange to me. The entire 2013/2014 🇷🇺🇺🇦 crisis was about 🇷🇺 doing its utmost to prevent a 🇺🇦🇪🇺 comprehensive free trade agreement and instead force 🇺🇦 into a…

There might well be a 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 agreement on this, but there are actually 27 members of the 🇪🇺, and I doubt this will fly with a fair number of them.

Remember how May 1st was the great parade day of the Communist dictatorships around the world. Marxism had promised heaven - but delivered hell.

It was a huge achievement 20 years ago that transformed 🇪🇺 and all of Europe. In the next five years enlargement is back at the very center of the 🇪🇺 agenda with 🇺🇦🇲🇩 and the countries of the Balkans. There is no reason why that coming wave will not be as successful for 🇪🇺 as the…

As the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the EU is just around the corner, we invited Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 to discuss what this remarkable membership has meant for the country's economy
𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 ➡️ youtu.be/BtosQFeARjs

Happy anniversary, #Lithuania ! 20 years in the #EU . Almost 80% of our residents are optimistic about the EU's future. We believe in the EU, believe in freedom and believe that our values must be defended where and when they are challenged. Therefore we need #Ukraine in the EU!

Celebrating 20 years of Latvia’s EU membership together with the Speaker of the Parliament, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the President of the Supreme Court we hoisted 🇪🇺 flag at Riga Castle.

“Our future is Europe 🇪🇺, and we believe in it,” Minister of Foreign Affairs ⁦Baiba Braže⁩ on the 2️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of Latvia 🇱🇻 joining the European Union. #LV20EU

Today it’s celebrated all over 🇪🇺 that’s it’s 20 years since the big enlargement that brought in new members from 🇪🇪 to . There had as usual been skeptics, but in retrospect it’s clear this was one of the largest success stories of 🇪🇺 ever. Margus Tsahkna

Now ⁦Secretary Antony Blinken⁩ 🇺🇸 is back in 🇮🇱 with both better humanitarian aid to Gaza and the new possibility of a ceasefire/hostage/prisoner deal on the agenda. But the big issue is if 🇮🇱 government is ready to meet 🇸🇦 on move towards a two-state solution. jpost.com/breaking-news/…

”Finance Minister 🇮🇱 and member of the security cabinet Bezalel Smotrich called on Monday for annihilating Israel's enemies, saying 'There are no half measures. [The Gazan cities of] Rafah, Deir al-Balah, Nuseirat – total annihilation.” haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

It’s “only” powerful water canons as 🇨🇳 tries to restrict 🇵🇭 access to its claimed areas in the South China Sea, but the danger of escalation is obvious.

“Statements from Russian establishment figures on the need to destroy and depopulate Kharkiv 🇺🇦 have been accompanied by a steady stream of similar chatter on social media.” ⁦Maria Avdeeva⁩ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…

As aid heads to Ukraine, Russia must be hoping for Trump’s return | Carl Bildt | bit.ly/4bdP6Pa

The GPS system has served the world extremely well, but with jamming becoming more frequent in a peridot of rising global tensions, we need to de-risk by reducing GPS dependency or making these systems more jam-resistant. euromaidanpress.com/2024/04/30/rus…

It’s an important study, but it fails to mention that duties of this magnitude would of course slow down the 🇪🇺 green transition. We have urged 🇨🇳 to go green, and it has now taken the lead in global EV development. Rhodium Group